Computer for Wizard CMC!

J Phipps TN

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The computer for my Wizard CMC crashed last night.:icon9:

I called Wizard, did you know that you own the computer and they will not replace it. If they do, it is $750.00.:mad:

So I decide I will buy one here, no big problem, except that they don't work with Vista........:shrug:

Does anyone know where I can find a computer that only uses Window XP?????? and cheap?

I just sold my business, less then a month ago, so I am doing this for the new owners.

Any info you could give me would be appreciated.
 
Since you have sold it already, have you considered simply fixing the old pc? What is wrong with it? Chances are you can fix it for pretty cheap. It's probably a corrupt file, bad hard drive, or bad power supply.

Vista has been out more than 2 years(soon to be replaced by Windows 7 this year), but you can still find new XP machines from Dell.

If you'd rather replace it, here are some deals. Having them put XP on is an additional $120 for these. The computers start at $349 or so, before the XP downgrade fee.

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desk...d=desktops_great_deals&s=dhs&cs=19&~ck=anavml

Best regards,
Mike
 
Could be the power supply which would be cheap or it could even be the modem is bad and if it is taken out it sometimes it will start up or maybe it's just toast.

Tom
 
I just bought a new computer, pent.4 2 gig. Not sure what all that means, but I paid $225.00 for it. If you need more info on where I got it, drop me a note.

Craig
 
So when you try to turn it on do you hear a fan running? In the back of the computer that is a fan visible near where the power cord goes in. If when you press the button that fan doesn't turn then that's the power supply, and it is dead.

The 4 screws next to the fan hold the power supply in, so very easy to fix. But let your pro do it. I just had to replace a power supply that had been burnt out by a power surge. But the inside suffered a little as well so I ended up pulling out the cd.


Wizard isn't copmpatible with Vista? Really?
 
It may be worth taking it into a local clone dealer/pc repair shop. It's likely that it just needs a new power supply. (about $35, to be back in business)

If replacing the whole pc with a new (or used) one, be sure to have or order the CMC software CD from the vendor. You'll need this to re-install it on the new pc.

Best regards
Mike
 
Be careful doing it yourself - a lot of those Dell's have proprietary power supplies in them. They look the same, the plugs look the same and fit the boards, but the wires are not in the same place. You can quickly make a board crispy with a standard power supply in some dells.

Take it into a LOCAL place - NOT BEST BUY and have it checked.

NOTE: I misread the original post. I read it as you had a Dell go bad. Sorry about that. Carry on.
 
probably power supply...had the same thing happen and took to local com[puter repair guy..$40 parts and labor and I was up and running in 3 hours.t
 
My Wizard computer died and we needed one fast. Luckily a friends company was giving away some older PC models that were about six years old. I got a much bettter and newer computer but not state of the art for free. If you only run the Wizard off of the computer you really don't need much. You might ask friends and family if they have an old PC in their basement. Still you might need a new box or cord from Wizard, so keep in touch with them as to what route you are going. Good luck!

Susan
 
Why can't you just get a cheap off the shelf cpu with Vista and set Vista to open Wizard in XP mode. I believe Vista can do that with programs that are not supported in Vista. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
 
This is a good topic for all of us to think about in advance.

Our Wizard came with an Acer computer. I worry about it failing at some point and have thought about installing the software on a used back up computer just to have when the inevitable day comes. We depend upon the CMC a lot!

Our POS is on a network so we could put a different computer into service as the server fairly quickly if the server computer went down. I think we would just need to install the software, and connect the back up drive to one of the auxiliary computers, right? Data files don't take long to reinstall if the program is there, installed in reserve, correct? The POS server is a souped up one year old Mac Mini, so failure is unlikely in the near future--I hope.
 
As long as you keep the CMC CD, you can install it quickly. (as we did when our old Wiz PC died 2 years ago) However, the software is copy restricted. Moving it to a new computer requires a call to the vendor, for a new registration key. I believe these are one time use only, and expire once used.

We back up the s/w folder every month or so, because it has the custom settings appropriate for our equipment. (rotation setting tweaks, debosser settings, etc that were made to improve the quality of the cuts) This way any jobs you saved will get backed up, too.

When ours crashed, we restored the folder first and then installed the CD with a new activation code.

Mike
 
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